"Green Light" is a single by London-based

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collective,

Roll Deep Roll Deep (formerly Roll Deep Entourage) are a British grime crew. They were founded in 2001 by Wiley shortly before the disbandment of UK garage crew Pay As U Go Cartel. The group have had two UK No. 1 singles, " Good Times" and " Green L ...

. It was released by digital download on 15 August 2010 on Relentless /

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. The MCs who make an appearance in the song are Wiley, J2K, Breeze, Brazen and Scratchy. It was co-written by UK singer

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. "Green Light" debuted on the

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on 29 August 2010 at number one, marking the band's second number-one single.

Critical reception

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'' gave the song a three star rating, and said:

Roll Deep are fast becoming the very definition of a guilty pleasure. The arts of subtlety and sophistication might be lost on them, but boy do they know how to hit our musical G-spots. Having reached No.1 back in April with 'Good Times', the capital-based collective are back with another slab of grime/trance/pop built to fill dancefloors across the UK. Over a jolting bassline and clubby urban beats, Wiley and crew search for ladies up for a bit of bump 'n' grind action. "I like what I see / Face lit up like a Christmas tree" raps Breeze - all she needs now is a couple of baubles, eh mate? Anyway, 'Green Light' isn't quite as brain-invading as its predecessor, but be warned, this one will eventually wriggle in and refuse to leave for a good while - a damn sight longer, we'd imagine, than these guys generally hang around the morning after. .

Track listings

CD single # "Green Light" (Radio Edit) – 3:57 Digital download # "Green Light" (Radio Edit) – 3:57 # "Green Light" (Extended Mix) – 5:12 # "Green Light" (Ill Blu Remix) – 5:11 # "Green Light" (Future Freakz Remix) – 5:57 # "Green Light" (Future Freakz Dub) – 5:57 # "Green Light" (Instrumental) – 3:57

Charts and certifications

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References

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